Plan Your Visit
1100 Logan Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40204
Summer Hours
Gift Shop
Our boutique offers a unique selection, everything from butterfly jewelry and preserved insect specimens to garden supplies, home goods, books, and toys. We also offer seasonal flower and vegetable seeds, along with a large selection of native and annual potted plants that support butterflies, pollinators, and other beneficial insects.
Insectarium & Lab Tours
Idlewild includes a USDA-certified containment room with exotic insect species from around the world, a rearing lab, an outdoor flight house, and more! The flight house and gardens are open May-October and are always free. Insect tours will resume soon. Sign up for our newsletter below to find out when.
Workshops
We offer a variety of monthly educational workshops for kids and adults. Pinning Insects, beginner to intermediate, pressing flowers, container gardening, and more!
We also offer season-specific classes, including pumpkin carving in the fall and wreaths in the winter. So keep an eye on our Events & Workshops page.
